Millions welcome new car era with exuberant New Year
United States toasts into 1930 as crowds celebrate across cities. In New York millions flood Times Square and streets after a liquor dispensation allows no sales. nationwide travel surges with flights and trains running extra sections. Los Angeles reports record champagne sales and orchids as Pike’s Peak hosts a high altitude fireworks show. Governor Dickinson urges restraint in Michigan while Miami’s Orange Bowl game boosts indoor celebrations.
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United Press
United States
M.illionaire
New York
Michigan
Loren D. Dickinson
Miami
Fla
Trains Collide Near Arcola. One Killed, 30 Hurt
The Illinois Central with a trainload of passengers struck a standing north bound train in Arcola. Thomas W. Talmadge of Evanston was killed. Bessie Talmadge slept nearby and was uninjured. About 30 to 40 injured suffered leg injuries from being thrust forward in their berths. The Louisiane diner telescope caused damage to the tender and injured Nathan Hill, the chef.
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Thomas W. Talmadge
Evanston
Bessie
Nathan Hill
Kago
First Checks Are Due Feb 1 For Old Age Benefits
Washington dispatch notes the federal old age insurance program begins benefits today with about 1,000,000 retirees to receive first checks. Estimates from Social Security Board show combined benefits for a worker and wife vary from 15 to 61.20 dollars monthly, depending on eligibility.
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Washington
U.P
Social Security Board
Fire damages famous Roman church in midnight blaze
The Church of San Lorenzo near Papal Palace in Rome suffered severe damage after a fire started at midnight. A cupola collapsed and authorities feared total destruction, but several valuable treasures were saved from the burning building.
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Rome
San Lorenzo
Canceleria
Earthquake Toll Estimated Near Fifty Thousand in Turkey
Ankara reports official estimates of about 50 000 dead after the Anatolian quake that devastated large areas. Thousands killed and injured, with vast property damage across about 50 000 square kilometers.
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Ankara
Turkey
Democrats Hold Senate and House Majorities in 76th Congress
Washington reports that the Senate will feature 69 Democrats, 23 Republicans, 2 Farmer-Laborers, 1 Progressive, and 1 Independent. The House is seen with about 260 Democrats, 164 Republicans, 2 Progressives, 1 Farmer-Laborite, and 1 American Laborite, yielding solid party control.
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Washington
Senate
House
Death of Mayor Martin sparks miner custody
Charleston West Virginia Mayor Clarence Martin 37 Whitesville died after being injured during an apparent arrest. State Police questioned two young miners Robert Clark 28 and Herbert Epline 28 as officials investigated the restaurant disturbance early Sunday.
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U.P
Clarence Martin
Whitesville
W. Va
Walter Hampton
Martin
Robert Clark
Herbert Epline
Airlines set all time safety record for 1939
Washington AP report says U S airlines ended 1939 with the best safety record in commercial aviation history. Only two fatal accidents caused nine passenger and three crew deaths, amid a 50 percent rise in passenger miles and a $15 million airway improvement program. The Big Four airlines canceled trips during bad weather, contributing to the record.
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United Press
Civil Aeronautics Authority Today
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United Air Lines
Transcontinental and
Western Air
American Airplanes
Eastern Air Lines
Columbus Coal Trucker Fined on Route 33
Floyd E. Sharpe of Columbus was arrested on U S Route 33 by Sheriff Farbearn and Deputy Zanner. He pled guilty to reckless driving linked to a coal cribbing violation and was fined 10 dollars plus costs by Magistrate S B Whitehart. A complaint claimed a coal lump fell from Sharpe’s truck creating hazard.
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Logan
Floyd E. Sharpe
Columbus
Joe Farbearn
Ray Zanner
S. B. Whitehart
Sharpe
Front Quiet As War Office Communique Reports No Reports
Paris dispatch notes French War Office Communique No 239 stated this morning that there was nothing to report on the entire front. The absence of action signaled a lull in hostilities and kept the line in quiet status through the dawn hours.
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War Office
Roosevelt to Seek 2.3 Billion for National Defense
President Roosevelt plans to ask Congress for about 2.3 billion dollars for national defense for the next fiscal year with roughly equal shares for the Army and Navy. The request includes 272 million for new defense activities and 28 million to buy 518 planes to reach a 3,000 aircraft total.
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Washington
Roosevelt
76Th
Army
Navy
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
6000 Troops Transferred To Caribbean
Official sources say the army moved over 6,000 troops to Puerto Rico and the Panama Canal Zone since the European war began to fortify the Caribbean. The navy seeks emergency funds to assemble high explosive mines for key harbors and the canal, within a $275,000,000 deficiency appropriation bill Roosevelt sent to Congress for defense and neutrality needs.
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U.P
Army
Puerto Rico
Panama Canal Zone
Caribbean
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Navy
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Panama Canal
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Tiny Motherless Baby Still Living in Gallia
Gallipolis reports Leroy William Bonecutter weighs three and a half pounds at three weeks and is being fed milk from the family Holstein cow at Wyoma West Virginia. His mother Pearl Baker Bonecutter, 17, did not survive the birth. Grandmother Bertha Bonecutter cares for the infant and expects him to reach normal weight and health.
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Gallipolis
Leroy William Bonecutter
William Bonecutter
Wyoma
W. Va
Pearl Baker Bonecutter
Bertha Bonecutter
Edu cational Publishing Corp President Ernest R Walker Dies
Darien Conn veteran publisher Ernest R Walker 50 president of Educational Publishing Corporation died Sunday. He was born in Cadiz Ohio and held leadership roles in publishing.
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Darien
Conn
U.P
Ernest R Walker
Educational Publishing Corporation
Cadiz
Ohio
Uruguay Interns German Supply Ship Tacoma in Port
The Tacoma, a German supply vessel linked to the Graf Spee, was ordered interned in Montevideo after failing a 24 hour port leave deadline deemed insufficient for unloading cargo. Captain Hans Kanow prefers internment to scuttling or attempting to flee. Britain and France pressed for expulsion or internment, while Germany argues it should be treated as a merchant ship.
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Montevideo
U.R
Tacoma
Graf Spee
Hans Kanow
Kanow
Britain
France
Uruguay
Germany
First Baby of Year Born at Millfield
The first baby born in 1940 to Athens County parents is a daughter at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Keirns of Millfield arriving at 1 35 this morning She weighs eight pounds and had not been named at noon Parents are Mrs Mary Gladys Williams, formerly
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Chauncey
Athens County
Carl Keirns
Millfield
Mary Gladys Williams
Miner killed in stone fall at Rail and River Mine
William H. Astey, 60, a coal miner, was crushed to death in a stone fall at the Rail and River Mine in Dilles Bottom, shortly before the weekend suspension of work. The accident occurred in St Clairsville area.
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ST. Clairsville
J.P
William H. Astey
Dilles Bottom
New Year Opens With Sub Zero Temperatures Across Ohio
The new year brings sub zero readings in Ohio with Port Columbus Airport at minus one degree at 4 30 am the first this winter. Forecasters expect continued cold for the next 24 hours as Central and Northern parts see more snow and icy highways from the State Patrol reports. Northeastern Ohio records six inches of snow while Southern Ohio stays notably colder.
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Columbus
U.P
Ohio
Port Columbus
State Highway Patrol
Fechner Dies at 63. CCC Director Remembered Nationwide
Flags at half mast marked the death of Robert Fechner, director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, who died of heart disease at 63. Fechner, a former labor union official picked by President Roosevelt to lead a key New Deal program, had been in poor health for some time.
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Washington
U.P
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
Fechner
Roosevelt
Babson Sees Strong Business Upswing Early 1940
Babson predicts a vigorous first half of 1940 with 10 to 15 percent higher activity than 1939 across jobs wages farm prices profits and dividends. He warns against predicting beyond June citing war elections and uncertain times while outlining two possible paths for the second half a boom or a crash and noting deficits defense spending and a hefty national debt amid a mixed congressional outlook.
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Roger Ww. Babson
Babson Park
Mass
Congress
ARTER
Hitler
Stalin
Ing
Finland Wins Big Victory as 163rd Russian Division Destroyed
Britain pledges substantial aid to Finland while Soviet air raids strike coastal targets. Finns claim the 163rd Division destroyed near Lake Kianta, with Russian casualties estimated at 15 000 to 18 000. UK, US and Nordic assistance discussed as Finland defends Karelia and Baltic flank.
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Great Britain
Finland
Shetland Islands
North Sea
Kiantajaervi
Lake
Kianta
Gulf of Bothnia
Maritime Commission Approves Ship Sale to Norwegian Firm
The United States Lines won approval from the U S Maritime Commission to sell eight vessels to North Atlantic Transport Co a Norwegian corporation. The sale stemmed from disputes over neutrality act restrictions that hindered the ships regular runs and a prior attempt to transfer registry to Panama.
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Washington
U.S
United States Lines
U. S. Maritime Commission
North Atlantic Transport Co
United States Line
Panama
Ridicule Campaign Aimed at Jaywalkers
Judge Perry A. Frey suggests a ridicule campaign where police build four foot wire fences as temporary jails in downtown plots to shame persistent jaywalkers and allow passersby to taunt them. The plan awaits police adoption.
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Cleveland
U.R
Air Ministry reports downed German plane over North Sea
The Air Ministry said coastal command aircraft patrolling the North Sea today shot down a German plane. No further details were provided on the incident or the aircraft involved.
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U.R
Air Ministtry
Coastal Command
North Sea
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